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Voidrider · 02-10-2009, 07:56 PM

Just weigh any final decision with how much additional work it would be (regarding organization and website changes) with potential return.To me, nothing short of old school text-based online games are MUDDs (as in, Multi-user Dungeon Dwelling games) but, then again, the term was a label for that specific thing when they came to be. If muds were a brand new thing in this day and age, they would likely be referred to as text-based MOGs, as the term MMORPG has also been corrupted with the precentage of people calling themselves "RPers" falling to the wayside. But, then again, I could technically be "RPing" as a Scottish terrier when I break out the old Monopoly game.I have seen the "massive" part of MMORPG be defined as number of players (typically 1000+) and also as the size of the play world. Since Richard Garriott is considered to be the person who coined the term, I have a feeling it was meant to be some of both aspects.

02-10-2009, 07:56 PM	#7
Voidrider New Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 22	Re: What defines a "MUD" ? Just weigh any final decision with how much additional work it would be (regarding organization and website changes) with potential return.To me, nothing short of old school text-based online games are MUDDs (as in, Multi-user Dungeon Dwelling games) but, then again, the term was a label for that specific thing when they came to be. If muds were a brand new thing in this day and age, they would likely be referred to as text-based MOGs, as the term MMORPG has also been corrupted with the precentage of people calling themselves "RPers" falling to the wayside. But, then again, I could technically be "RPing" as a Scottish terrier when I break out the old Monopoly game.I have seen the "massive" part of MMORPG be defined as number of players (typically 1000+) and also as the size of the play world. Since Richard Garriott is considered to be the person who coined the term, I have a feeling it was meant to be some of both aspects.